Until just a few days ago, Dr Sabra had given up hope, feeling lost and abandoned, his British passport worthless to him, but he tells me how overwhelmed he is by the response and the efforts of his family, friends, colleagues and his supporters that don’t even know him. It has given him hope and confidence that he will soon return & be reunited with his family…
From myself, I want to thank you; each and every one who is supporting this campaign and the safe return of our dear friend. Thank you for your shares, your donations, your wonderful messages… all of which I know he will have seen on here.
P L E A S E keep sharing and signing. You have more friends that you think… Thank you ♥️
This is a message from him this evening which he wishes for me to share with you…
“Tonight, I should have been with my family back to our safe home in Swansea. Instead, it is the third night after sent back to the most dangerous place on Earth right now (Gaza) because of FCDO failure. I am adapting to the new place, which is number 8 in the last 5 weeks, the same like all Gazans who were lucky to survive. It is a school that accommodates displaced people from the North of Gaza Strip and homeless people after their houses were bombed. Hence, I think I should not feel guilty as I fulfil the criteria for both and have nowhere else to stay. It was busier today because many more tired people arrived from North Gaza with horrific stories that we all were eager to hear because all communications were cut in the North of Gaza a few days ago and many people were concerned about their families and don't even know if they are dead or alive.
The second night I was lucky to have a spare blanket whilst sleeping on a hard bench because all rooms were occupied and no spare mattresses. However, no blanket tonight and it is just the hard bench under the bare sky with the sounds of Israeli warplanes. The night passes slowly as it becomes colder, which is not great in these circumstances. However, I was lucky to find the long thick trousers at the bottom of my bag to wear above the short I was wearing. This gave me some warmth (physical and emotional) recalling my wife insisting to buy it 10 days ago when I thought it is not necessary; wasn't that cold and I was expecting to be back home soon as the first list was released for foreign nationals allowed to leave Gaza. I am sure my wife will be thrilled about this because this will enforce her fixed belief she is always right and I should just listen � Women and children were given the rooms in first, second and third floors. Whereas, men are using ground floor and court yard. Surprisingly, there is still lots of chatters although it is almost midnight mostly about the tragic experiences people had and fear of what is coming.. Since all this started I don't think I had a single night of good sleep for many reasons. Although I desperately want to sleep and feel I can do it because I am more relaxed knowing my wife and the children are safe, this is impossible because of the physical conditions and the lovely tweets of hundreds of children who like to wake up before 6am. Despite all this I feel very lucky. What I endured is trivial in comparison with other Gazans. I am still alive, my core family is safe and there are many amazing people working hard to get me out. I am overwhelmed with your love, compassion and lovely wishes and want to hug you all tightly if I can �. Love you all and hope to be back to the UK soon so I can try to heal and recover with my family in my arms. Thank you all “�